CVIN Middle-Mile Broadband Network Project, Permit 06-25-6-BB-0819
Summary
SCH Number
2025061326
Public Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 6
(DOT)
Document Title
CVIN Middle-Mile Broadband Network Project, Permit 06-25-6-BB-0819
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/27/2025
Document Description
This Middle-Mile Broadband Network project will install the broadband infrastructure along the State Highway System (SHS) necessary to connect to a third- party operated Last Mile Broadband Network which will bring internet connectivity to homes, businesses, and community institutions. This project will install broadband conduit, vaults and fiber along 15,800 linear feet of alignment along State Route 58 between PM 28.75 and PM 31.812, in Kern County, as part of the Middle Mile Broadband Network.
Contact Information
Name
John Thomas
Agency Name
California Department of Transportation
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Denise Williams
Agency Name
Central Valley Independent Network
Job Title
Contract Coordinator
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Buttonwillow
Counties
Kern
Regions
Countywide, Northern California
Cross Streets
State Route 58
State Highways
State Route 58
Other Location Info
Post Mile 28.75/31.812
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PCR 21080.51
Reasons for Exemption
In July 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 156 to create an open-access middle-mile network to bring high-speed broadband service to all Californians.
County Clerk
Kern
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
Notice of Exemption
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